Category Archives: Weather

Simply speaking: Thank you, brown paper bag

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

My Saturdays have become quite simple in recent weeks; I’ve been trying to keep things simple and quiet. This Saturday, I craved some exercise so went to an early morning kick boxing class, after breakfast. The previous day’s burst of … Continue reading →

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Shaken and stirred

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

When you live in an area where the ‘natural disaster’ that people are most accustomed to is a power outage–and we had an unexpected four hour outage yesterday, as an electricity pole and its wires fell to the ground near … Continue reading →

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Losing power

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

No sooner had I written the title of this post than a friend in Barbados sent me a message on Skype: ‘Bloody power went off so I missed the whole thing’. He was referring to activity today in financial markets. … Continue reading →

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Give thanks

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

You have to remain constantly amazed at what it takes for things to work out well, and the fine line between success and failure in daily life. My first grade daughter and I were due to take a surprise trip … Continue reading →

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How distress can lead to inappropriate behaviour

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

I had a distressing weekend. It has been bitterly cold, and my body, though it has lived in frigid climes for decades, works much better when in balmy conditions. Days and nights of temperatures below freezing point are not enjoyable, … Continue reading →

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Winter draws on: learning lessons

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

I was commissioned today to write a piece. My first grader wanted the world to know how she had spent her long morning, before school started. I had hoped yesterday that I would write something about the Martin Luther King … Continue reading →

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Impossibility theorem

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

I was determined to not write about how the Washington metropolitan area dealt with its first snowfall: the story has been written often enough that the area does not deal well with the white stuff. I also decided that I … Continue reading →

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The new cold war

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

As the blistering heat of a Washington summer becomes a vague memory, and the leaves start to put on their autumn colour, I wonder what is harder. To adjust to a country’s culture or to its climate? Maybe both are … Continue reading →

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Water everywhere but not where you need it

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Whatever thoughts I had to share this morning will have to wait. When I woke this morning, the cold struck me, but so too did the sound of teeming rain. It was nice for my purposes: the yard needed it … Continue reading →

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Kicking up a stink

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

A friend asked me the other evening if I was happier now that I was back in the US. I said that I could not really reply, because I don’t think that happiness is measured on a simple or single … Continue reading →

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